This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

At the birthplace of American railroading, a world-class collection of historic trains.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Soon after its unveiling, this giant inverted globe sparked controversy and was vandalized.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.